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openrouter-cost-controls

Implement cost control mechanisms for OpenRouter usage. Use when managing budgets or preventing overspend. Trigger with phrases like 'openrouter budget', 'openrouter spending limit', 'cost control', 'openrouter limit spend'.

From openrouter-pack

Install

Run in your terminal

npx claudepluginhub nickloveinvesting/nick-love-plugins --plugin openrouter-pack

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references/automatic-cost-controls.md

references/budget-alerts.md

references/budget-tracking.md

references/cost-dashboard.md

references/errors.md

references/examples.md

references/request-level-controls.md

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Instructions

Set account-level limits: Configure spending limits in the OpenRouter dashboard under Settings > Limits to cap total monthly spend

Use per-request max_tokens: Always set max_tokens in every request to cap completion length and prevent runaway costs

Track costs per request: Read the usage field in each response and multiply by model pricing to track cumulative spend in your application

Implement budget middleware: Create a middleware that checks cumulative spend before each request and rejects requests that would exceed the budget

Set up alerts: Query /api/v1/auth/key periodically to check remaining credits and alert when balance drops below a threshold

Error Handling

Error

Cause

Fix

402 Payment Required

Account credits exhausted

Top up credits or switch to free models

Budget exceeded locally

Middleware blocked the request

Increase budget limit or optimize prompts to reduce token usage

Inaccurate cost tracking

Using stale pricing data

Refresh model pricing from /models endpoint daily

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for full error reference.

Openrouter Cost Controls

Overview

This skill demonstrates setting up spending limits, per-request budgets, and automated cost monitoring to prevent unexpected charges.

Prerequisites

OpenRouter account with credit management access
Understanding of model pricing tiers

Instructions

Set account-level limits: Configure spending limits in the OpenRouter dashboard under Settings > Limits to cap total monthly spend
Use per-request max_tokens: Always set max_tokens in every request to cap completion length and prevent runaway costs
Track costs per request: Read the usage field in each response and multiply by model pricing to track cumulative spend in your application
Implement budget middleware: Create a middleware that checks cumulative spend before each request and rejects requests that would exceed the budget
Set up alerts: Query /api/v1/auth/key periodically to check remaining credits and alert when balance drops below a threshold

Output

Per-request cost tracking integrated into your application
Budget enforcement middleware that blocks requests over the limit
Automated alerts when spending approaches configured thresholds

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Fix
402 Payment Required	Account credits exhausted	Top up credits or switch to free models
Budget exceeded locally	Middleware blocked the request	Increase budget limit or optimize prompts to reduce token usage
Inaccurate cost tracking	Using stale pricing data	Refresh model pricing from `/models` endpoint daily

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for full error reference.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for runnable code samples.

openrouter-cost-controls

openrouter-cost-controls

Openrouter Cost Controls

Overview

Prerequisites

Instructions

Output

Error Handling

Examples

Resources

Openrouter Cost Controls

Overview

Prerequisites

Instructions

Output

Error Handling

Examples

Resources